Akira YamadaHair Stylist/Hair Artist. Born in
Japan.He was originally trained as a
hair artist at Vidal Sassoon. After working for a couple of hair salons both in Japan and in London, he started his career as a hair stylist.

In 2009, he moved to London and
worked mainly for editorials, such as GARAGE, CLASH, Roller Coaster. He did hair styling for celebrities and artists, such as Sam Smith, Daisy Lowe, Porter Robinson. From 2011, he served as the
1st assistant for Angelo Seminara (Streeters) for 3 years. From 2014, he joined Milan
collection and Paris collection for Dolche&Gabbana, Louis Vitton, Missoni,Prada, Valentino as a member of
Guido Palau's team.

move to Japan in 2015, he started
working in Japan. He excels in making sophisticated and elegant forms and silhouettes. from 2018 moved to NY.

In Japan, he works mainly in
fashion magazines, such asVogue taiwan, WWD Japan and GQ, also Pen. His is expanding his horizon working with idol group AKB48 and actors and artists, such as Hiroshi Fujiwara, Tadanobu Asano,
Jin Akanishi. He also works for catalogs for Giorgio Armani, ADIDAS, Swarovski, Tiffany, Onitsuka Tiger, UNIQLOHe speaks Japanese and English.
He enjoys climbing mountains, cycling, gardening, and visiting museums and cafes in his free time. He works in various media including movies and magazines.